The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-01-13

repeal law crcaLlnS county poaTuS VI
education. For Secretary OF State to
furnish colonial records of members.
Mr.. Alexander's resolution which re-
lieves the Governor from ordering an
election in the 9Th congressional dis
trict, in place of Mr.. Reid was passed.
The following committees were an
nounced:
Deaf and Dumb, Webb, chm'n
Education, Clark, chm'n; Enrolled
bills, Turner, chm'n Library, Grouse,
chm.n; Public building, Saunders,
chm'n; Federal Relation, Shober,
chm'n.
HoUsK.-Mr. Calling desired the
appointing of committee to look into |
the affairs and management of the de-
partment of agriculture. Mr.. Holt of
fered resolution to appoint committee
to consider questions relative to rail-
way commission. Bills were introduce
ed to repeal stock law for Vance and
Warren counties. Mr.. Watts offered
a bill to repeal appropriation to Uni
versity made last session. Mr.. Over
man offered bill to change name of
Third Creek, Rowan county, to Cleve-
land. Bills were also introduced to
prevent jnstices of the peace from
holding more than one office; to
change time Of holding tall term of
Supreme Court from first Monday in
October to last week in September.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
Mr. Hollis resolution above men
toned regarding railway commission
was taken up and unanimously adopt
ed. A message was received from the
Senate, announcing its passage OF
bill relative to the vacancy in the 9th
Congressional district, providing that
Gov Scales shall not be required to fill
the vacancy. The House concurred
in the resolution.
Mr.. iPinnix desired his bill re-
garding repeal of county government,
be printed and made the special order
for Friday noon. Mr.. Holt said it
| should 90 to committee and be passed
upon. Mr.. P. objected saying every
member had formed an opinion and
was ready to vote. At length he ask
ed to have the bill referred to com
mittee on corporations to be reported
on at once and made the special order
for Tuesday Mr.. Lyon asked to
postpone till Tuesday week, on which
the ayes and nays were called, vote
standing "a ayes, 80 nays, so the mat
ter was made special order for Tues
day week at noon.
Mr.. Overman said that his remards
on Saturday in regard to Mr.. Pearson
were perhaps supplementary and in
any personal sense he retracted them,
Some debate followed between Messrs.
Pearson and Overman. The speaker
announced the following committees
Counties, cities and towEs-Wells
chairman claims -RrqG47ffifa us i1Jh .li in.
and currency, Holt deaf and dumb
and blind institutions, Lindsay; insane
asylums, Saunders agriculture, Fries;
penal institutions, Pritchard,
SIXTH DAY
SENATE.-Only a few bills were
introduced and among the most i'm
portant were ones relative to the
| rutherford, Marion q Tennessee rail-
road to establish bureau of labor
statistics.
A committee on penal institutions
was announced with J. 1T. Pou as
chairman.
HoUsE.-Among the bills introduce
ed the most important were as follows:
to abolish the county government law
for Edgecombe county; to better regu-
late the sale of spirituous liquors in
the State; to incorporate the North
Carolina Phosphate company at Raj
eigh; to repeal the insurance law in
so far as it relates to limited liability ;
re-enacts chapter 20, volume of code;
to abolish the county boards of educa-
ton.
The Speaker read a telegram an
nouncing the death of Rev. DIR. Cal
vim III. Wiley, this morning, at Win
ston. The House adopted resolutions
Of regret.
A resolution was introduced by
Williamson, col, Republican, endcrs-
ing the action Of President Cleveland
in appointing Matthews Register of
Deeds of the District of Columbia.
The rules were suspended and the res
olution was put upon its passage and
was lost. avs 3, nays 10Y many mem
bers tried to dodge, but were forced to
vote amid great laughter on both sides
of the House.
The House concurred on the Senate
resolution raising joint select COM
mittee to consider all questions rela-
tive to the advancement of sheep hus-
bandry in the State.
The following committees were an
nounced: International Improvement.